I. Reading 阅读
There are several foreign students in my class. John is American. He's from the United States, Laura is Spanish, She's from Spain.
Chen and Huang are Chinese, but they are not from China. They're from Malaysia. They're overseas Chinese.
We're from different countries, but we all get along well.
我班上有几名外籍学生。约翰是美国人，他来自美国。劳拉是西班牙人。她来自西班牙。
小陈和小黄是中国人，但他们却非来自中国。他们来自马来西亚。他们是华侨。
我们来自不同的国家，不过我们都相处得很好。
II. Vocabulary & ldioms单词短语注解
foreign ['fɔrən] a.外国的，外籍的
例: I like to see foreign movies.
(我喜欢看外国电影。)classmate ['klæsmet] n.同班同学
several [ˈsɛvrəl] a.几个的
例: There are several Americans in my class.
(我的班上有好几个美国人。)class [klæs] n.班级
American [əˈmɛrɪkən] a.美国国籍的
The United States (of America)
美利坚合众国，美国
united [jʊ'naɪtɪd] a. 联合的
state [stet] n.美国的一州
美国全名称为the United States of America。一般均以the United States、the States或 the U. S.称呼。Spanish ['spænɪʃ] a.西班牙籍的
Spain [spen] n.西班牙
Chinese [tʃaɪniːz] a. 中国籍的
China [ˈtʃaɪnə] n. 中国
Malaysia [mə'leʒə] n.马来西亚
overseas [,ovɚ'siz] a.在海外的
例: Amy is an overseas student.
(艾米是一个留学生。)country ['kʌntri] n.国家
例: I love my country.
(我爱我的国家。)
III. Grammar Points语法重点
本课主要介绍表示国籍的说法。
- John is American.
(约翰是美国人。)
Laura is Spanish.
(劳拉是西班牙人。)
Chen and Huang are Chinese.
(小陈和小黄是中国人。)
上列三句中，American、Spanish与Chinese均作形容词，分別表示“美国籍的”、“西班牙籍的”、“中国籍的”；但American与Chinese均可作可数名词，此时之前应分別置不定冠词“ an ”和“ a ”，即an American(美国人)、a Chinese(中国人)，但American的复数形为九nericans，而Chinese的复数形仍Chinese。
例: John is American.(American为形容词)
=John is an American.(American为名词)
(约翰是美国人。)
They are American.(American为形容词)
=They are Americans.(Americans为名词)
(他们是美国人。)
Peter is Chinese(Chinese为形容词)
=Peter is a Chinese. (Chinese 为名词 )
(彼得是中国人。)
They are Chinese.(Chinese为形容词，亦可视作复数名词)
(他们是中国人。)
I see five Chinese there.(Chinese为复数名词)
(我看到那边有五个中国人。)
但Spanish只作形容词用，故
He is a Spanish. ( X )
→He is Spanish. ( O )
(他是西班牙人。)
I see five Spanish there. ( X )
→I see five Spanish people there. ( O )
(我看到那里有五名西班牙人。)
因此为了避免犯类似上面的错误，英美人士多用国籍的形容词来表示某人是哪一国人。
例: He is British.
they are British.
(他/他们是英国人。)
We are Danish.
(我们是丹麦人。) -
She's from Spain.
=She is from Spain.
(她来自西班牙。)
They're from Malaysia.
=They are from Malaysia.
(他们来自马来西亚。)
以上两句中的She's及They're分別等于She is及They are。人称代词作主语与be动词并用时，可采下列缩写形，这些缩写形在口语中最为常用：
I am → I'm [aɪm] 我是
you are → you're [jur] 你是 / 你们是
he is → he's [hɪz] 他是
she is → she's [ʃi:z] 她是
it is → it's [ɪts] 它是
we are → we're [wɪr] 我们是
they are → they're [ðer] 他们是
例: I am not a student.
= I'm not a student.
(我不是学生。)
He is a good teacher.
= He's a good teacher.
(他是好老师。)
It is a beautiful dog.
= It 's a beautiful dog.
(它是只很漂亮的狗。) - ... But we all get along well.
(······不过我们都相处得很好。)
以上这两短语却有两个语法重点，兹分述如下
a. we all 我们大家
此处的all [ɔl] 是形容词，译成“全部的”或“所
有的”，修饰三个或三个以上的人或东西。与代词并用时，置于该代词之后；与普通名词并用时，通常置于该普通名词前；与专有名词并用时，通常置于该专有名词之后。
1)代词
例: They all like music.
(他们都喜欢音乐。)
I like them all.
(他们我全都喜欢。)
2)普通名词
例: All the boys like music.
(这些男孩都喜欢音乐。)
3)专有名词
例: Peter, Paul and Mary all like music.
(彼得·保罗和玛丽全都喜欢音乐。)
both [boθ] 亦是形容词，用来修饰两个的人或东西，可译成“二者都”。
例: John and Peter are good friends. They
both like music.
(约翰和彼得是好朋友。他们两个都喜欢音乐。)
All my parents can sing.( X,本句话暗示
可能有两爸一妈或三爸五妈的)
→Both my parents can sing. ( O )
(我父母都会唱歌。)
b. get along 相处 (along [ə'lɔŋ])
这个短语之后亦可接介词with，再接人体宾语，即
get along with + 人 与某人相处
例: He has a bad temper. I can't get along
with him.
(他脾气坏。我没法与他相处。)
Do you and your sister get along well?
(你和你妹妹处得好吗?)
IV. Substitution 替换
- Laura is Spanish.
I'm British.
He's Swedish.
(劳拉是西班牙人。)
(我是英国人。)
(他是瑞典人。) - She's from Spain.
I'm from England.
He's from Sweden.
(她来自西班牙。)
(我来自英国。)
(他来自瑞典。) - Where's Chen from?
Where does Chen come from?
(小陈是哪儿人?/小陈是哪一国人?)
